A breakthrough in microbiome science

A breakthrough in microbiome science

The human body is complex. It’s a compilation of cells, systems, and processes, all aided by microorganisms that work together to help keep us healthy. This is the microbiome, and it’s the key to unlocking metabolic health and wellness.

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Butyrate: A powerful byproduct in a balanced microbiome.

Butyrate is critically important for digestive and metabolic health. It feeds the cells in our gut and creates a favorable environment for other good bacteria to grow. More than 5,000 research studies have shown that butyrate plays several important roles in the body:

  • 1 Major fuel source for cells lining the large intestine.
  • 2 Helping maintain the gut lining.
  • 3 Helps improve immunity by defending against permeability.
  • 4 Stimulates GLP-1, a hormone produced by the gut, which helps maintain a healthy balance between insulin and glucose levels.
  • 5 Helps manage certain symptoms of Type 2 diabetes.

But, our bodies don’t produce any butyrate on their own.

So Pendulum has compiled a proprietary blend of bacterial strains that can help your body generate butyrate. Pendulum Glucose Control is the only probiotic to contain the combination of Akkermansia muciniphila, Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium butyricum, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Anaerobutyricum hallii that helps people maintain their own healthy microbiomes.
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So Pendulum has compiled a proprietary blend of bacterial strains that can help your body generate butyrate. Pendulum Glucose Control is the only probiotic to contain the combination of Akkermansia muciniphila, Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium butyricum, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Anaerobutyricum hallii that helps people maintain their own healthy microbiomes.
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Fun Facts

How probiotics actually reach the large intestine

To make it through the digestive tract, live cultures need to be a high-quality robust strain, otherwise their journey will be over before it’s begun!

In a high-quality probiotic supplement, the strains will have the following features:
- Survive stomach acidity
- Reach the gut alive
- Inhibit the growth of pathogens (harmful microbes)

Pendulum helps get our powerful strains to your intestine utilizing our enteric capsule!

What’s so special about Pendulum’s capsule?

Pendulum's enteric capsule is acid-resistant, meaning it is tough enough to get past the very acidic stomach, and only start releasing the formulation in the intestine where our strains can do their jobs.

How rare is Akkermansia muciniphila?

Akkermansia isn’t just a new strain, it’s a rare one. Part of what makes Akkermansia so uncommon - and why you can’t find it in any products other than Pendulum’s - is the fact that it’s a strict anaerobic probiotic strain, meaning it can only exist in completely oxygen-free environments. This makes it tricky to manufacture. Not to mention the technology it takes to identify and grow Akkermansia. This is called high-resolution DNA sequencing, and it allows our scientists to see at the species - or strain - level, which they can then isolate and sequence to grow more.